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Shania in Surrey GUILDFORD — Pop-country star Shania Twain talked about her impoverished childhood Tuesday (June 8) at a press event held at Hjorth Road Elementary. She was there to announce funding for the Guildfordarea school through her Shania Kids Can Shania Twain Program. The money will help students at the school who need assistance with the basics of getting a proper education, she said. “I’m very excited and emotional about today,” Twain said. ❚ See story, photos and videos online at Thenownewspaper.com.
Dancers perform at the Greek Orthodox church on 132nd Street and 96th Avenue during the first weekend of the Surrey Greek Food Festival. The church parking lot is the place to be for music, dancing and food until Sunday. See page 6 for more photos. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)
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Shelter pledges to fight for exotic animals as SPCA enters scene Amy Reid
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SURREY — The man who founded an exotic animal shelter with deep roots in Surrey is cringing at the thought of the BC SPCA jumping into the mix. Thanks to a $5-million grant from the province in
this year’s budget, the SPCA plans to build a large animal barn and a building just for seized cats in Surrey. CEO Craig Daniell told the Now in February the dollars would allow further expansion, with plans for an exotic animal facility. It would be a first for the organization. “There really isn’t any
capability to house exotic animals anywhere in the province, to be honest,” said Daniell. Gary Oliver, who started both Cinemazoo and the Urban Safari Rescue Society, took issue with that statement as someone who has housed exotic animals from far and wide for decades.
Since 1987, he’s spent his time visiting schools, day cares, community centres, libraries and festivals educating kids and adults about animals, the natural world and conservation issues. Oliver worries the SPCA will euthanize many animals, but the SPCA assures they have one of the lowest
euthanasia rates in North America. Oliver also worries that by entering the scene, the SPCA may push out the ‘little guys’ like him. But he says he won’t give up without a fight. ❚ Read more about Urban Safari, and the tension between it and the BC SPCA on page 8.
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